Recruitment Advisor

NHS Orkney; Kirkwall; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Orkney is seeking a Recruitment Advisor to join our busy People Services team. Based at The Balfour, this fixed‑term or secondment post supports recruitment and agency staffing, coordinates pre‑employment checks, and prepares adverts, offers and contracts.

The role is hybrid, requires on‑site work, and full‑time 36 hours per week. You should have an HNC in Business/HR or equivalent, with training provided. Salary Band 4 is £31,537–£34,303 plus a Distant Islands Allowance.

Qualifications

• Education to HNC level in Business, Management, HR or equivalent knowledge/experience.
• Previous recruitment experience is advantageous but not essential; full training can be provided.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and track pre-employment checks in line with policies.
• Prepare adverts, recruitment packs, offers, contracts of employment and statements of terms.
• Support recruitment marketing and content creation to promote NHS Orkney vacancies.
• Assist wider HR advisory and employee relations activities as the service evolves.

Skills

Organised

Detail-oriented

Recruitment knowledge

Education

HNC in Business/Management/HR or equivalent

Job description

The Position Are you organised, detail-focused and interested in how we attract and recruit people to work for NHS Orkney?

The Position Are you organised, detail-focused and interested in how we attract and recruit people to work for NHS Orkney? We're looking for a Recruitment Advisor to join our busy People Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in Recruitment and HR while helping ensure we attract and onboard the people who deliver healthcare services across Orkney. This role is offered as a fixed-term contract or secondment to cover maternity leave. Supporting recruitment and agency staffing activities, you’ll coordinate and track pre-employment checks, ensuring they are completed in line with relevant policies, procedures and frameworks. You’ll also prepare key recruitment documentation, including adverts, recruitment packs, offers, contracts of employment and statements of terms and conditions. You’ll help promote NHS Orkney as a great place to work through recruitment marketing and attraction activities, including the creation of engaging content to support our vacancies. As our Recruitment and HR teams come together to form a new People Services function, there will be opportunities to become involved in supporting wider HR advisory and employee relations activity as the service evolves.

The Candidate

You should be educated to HNC level in Business, Management, HR or another relative subject, or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience gained through work.

Previous recruitment experience is advantageous, but not essential as full training can be provided. We welcome applications from those looking to develop a career in Recruitment, HR or People Services.

Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration

This post will be based at The Balfour. The team operates a hybrid working model; however, regular attendance on site will be required. The successful candidate will work Full Time 36 hours per week. Part time hours may be considered; however, candidates must be able to provide cover across Monday to Friday to meet service requirements. This post is Fixed-Term or Secondment for 1 year to cover maternity leave. It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.

Benefits And Salary

Did you know NHS Scotland salaries are higher than those in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland? The salary for this post is Band 4 £31,537 £34,303 and you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,719 pro rata per annum, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us. NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.

Further Information

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application.

This post is subject to a PVG Scheme Record check.

NHS Orkney is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented in the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.